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Subject: Re: [clug-talk] System upgrades amd the like
This was sitting in my drafts folder, I guess I somehow forgot to send it.
On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Jerry Rukavina < jerry.rukav...@attalin.com >
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This was sitting in my drafts folder, I guess I somehow forgot to send it.
On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Jerry Rukavina
wrote:
> Shawn, not everyone on this list is a propeller head, I am an average user.
>
> I am trying to learn but it is a bitch...I must be too dumb to understand.
>
> I am p
I actually installed Kunbuntu and almost barfed. But it is not
political. Its just things I expected to be there were not there. So I
felt like a shark fish out of water and I came into this list and
chatted a bit and then dropped it because I had more pressing issues and
Kubuntu or Debian were
On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Mel Walters wrote:
> Talk about a failure to communicate! I am wondering about my skills now
> you see?
> My original question was related to keeping a system up to date with
> minor updates, not a major Debian upgrade like say Debian 6 to Debian 7.
> Again, star
Thank you for the offer to help, much appreciated! I will contact you after
March 1 to arrange for a time that is convenient for you.
Jerry
Mel Walters wrote:
>I would be willing to help, your place, name the evening.
>
>Not sure if I can qualify as a propeller head, but I have wanted to skip
I would be willing to help, your place, name the evening.
Not sure if I can qualify as a propeller head, but I have wanted to skip
straight to anti-gravity.(yup, a bona fide space cadet:)(magic carpet)
One of the challenges/strengths of this club is the diversity of the
users. But the bigger pro
You can't go wrong with Ubuntu LTS. I got my wife of Mac onto it and no
problems. Updating is fine, I have done the distribution upgrade twice now
and it is very smooth.
I only wish I could say the same for fedora!
I get more problems with windows that I do with Ubuntu and when I cause an
issue the
Talk about a failure to communicate! I am wondering about my skills now
you see?
My original question was related to keeping a system up to date with
minor updates, not a major Debian upgrade like say Debian 6 to Debian 7.
Again, starting with Debian (the latest stable) that is working and up
to da
Shawn, not everyone on this list is a propeller head, I am an average
user.
I am trying to learn but it is a bitch...I must be too dumb to
understand.
It is frustrating when things break or don't work at all and then having
to spend a ton of time trying to figure out the problems. Sometimes,
One other factor in this discussion is not if Linux is easy enough to
install or not, but if the user has the tech know-how and understandings
to actually use the systems as they are intended. Stick a standard
Windows user in front of a terminal shell, and you'll see much
frustration and possi
I have not had the experiences of either of you except when I have
cluttered up my install with 3rd party and/or self built packages.
I have found Debian to be a little more fragile in this regard.
Having said that, I have both Ubuntu and Debian installs that have gone
through several updates with
The last time I upgraded was quite a while ago - from Debian woody to
Sarge. This upgrade was a DISASTER. So much for promises.
(I think there is a song about that)
A process when it is shutting down much call wait() and this is when
system resouces are released. Until wait() is called the pro
Linux. Debian (Stable)
For the intense hobbyist only?
Here is just a question:
How much truth is in the statement 'Installing and maintaining modern
Linux is a non issue for the potential user now. Lets move on.'?
My recent experience was in helping a friend fix his upgrades after his
GUI upgrad
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